Quote:A better question would be, "Is the Pope a Christian?".Yes?
Is there some other answer to that question aside from the obvious?
Quote:Back to Galileo... I would concede that the actions against Galileo had a chilling effect on those who were advancing the Copernican system.I'm glad you're willing to concede that. It looks remarkably like the whole point.
Quote:I would hold up Mother Teresa as an example of someone who correctly walked the talk.Mother Teresa is an excellent example, I agree. For instance, in her hospitals, nuns were discouraged from obtaining or using the kind of medical knowledge that might have actually helped cure the sick. This was seen as getting in the way of traditional *Christian* values of humility, piety and salvation. Her anti-scientific mindset meant those under her care received almost shockingly poor levels of medical care.
-Jester